Michele Stolper

Michele Stolper is a LICSW and LCSW practicing in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, compassion fatigue, and the uncertainty that comes after big life changes. Michele also lists life purpose among her focus areas and addresses issues like isolation and feelings of emptiness.

She helps people talk through what feels stuck and confusing. Sessions often focus on immediate coping skills for stress and anxiety, and on understanding patterns that affect relationships and decision making. Michele uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide these steps, rather than relying on any single model.

Her background includes long-term work with people handling caregiving strain, chronic illness concerns such as cancer and hospice-related decisions, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. She also supports those dealing with fertility stress, guilt, shame, and codependency. Michele adapts the pace to each person’s needs and circumstances.

In practical terms she helps clients identify what matters next, test small changes, and notice how choices affect daily life. Conversations cover attachment patterns, commitment concerns, and ways to repair or redefine close relationships. Michele aims to make sessions straightforward, with concrete steps to try between appointments.

People looking for help with career shifts, grief, or a sense of aimlessness often bring questions about purpose and direction. Michele invites clear, focused work on those topics while attending to emotional strain and practical barriers. Her practice centers on adults in Florida and sessions are conducted in English.

Approaches for finding direction and relief online

Two evidence-based approaches she draws on are practical skills training and relational work. Practical skills training breaks worries into manageable steps, teaches breathing and grounding techniques, and adds small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and stress. Relational work looks at attachment patterns, communication habits, and trust issues to help people change how they connect with others and make decisions about relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michele will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That means trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most, rather than committing to a single path from the start.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Talk with Michele about timing and rhythm so sessions align with work, caregiving, or medical obligations rather than forcing major schedule changes.